Run.

Chapter 1

Monday mornings. Great. I hop out of bed then remember that school starts next week, not today. Even better.

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I open up my closet door to find my choices of clothing. A great, wide scale options of black to choose from! Leggings, skinny jeans, or black shorts today? I'll just go with the black shorts. So original! I throw on a My Chemical Romance tee and some black and white converse. I run down the stairs as I brush my hair to be greeted by a note from my mom.

Hailey,
Run down to the bookstore and grab your textbooks that I ordered online. It's under our last name.

The money to buy the books was under the note. Aand I'm off.

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Walking to the bookstore I see everyone with friends or with their "bae". If only I could just drive. And right now is when I could need it when I see Calum and Ashton and their "gang". They always bully me in school and one of the reasons I don't have any friends besides Luke, who always seems to disappear in the most random places. I run into the bookstore and head for the kids aisle. They shouldn't look for me here. I spot a kid and grab a book and then the kid disappears. The one time I needed to "babysit" a kid he disappears??? I try to make a run to the restroom when I run into one of the guys in the gang Joe.

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"Hey Cal, lookie who I found."
I curse under my breathe. Calum walks towards Joe and I and takes a look at me.
"Let's go talk outside you and me Hailey what do you say? Wait you don't have to answer that, common"
He grabs my wrist. Panicked, I slap him, making him boiling up with anger. I shouldn't have done that. My life is done for.

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~the side of the building~
"What do you want Hood?"
"Trying to act tough now I see, don't make me call out Ashton."
I roll my eyes and scoff. Id say he didn't take that too well as he slammed me against the wall.
"I can ruin your life so I would watch what you sa-"
Out of nowhere someone slams him on the ground. Who was that?
"Touch her one more time Hood and I'll kill you."
"Nice to see you too Clifford."
Oh. My. Gosh. It was Michael Clifford. But he's the school bad boy, why would he even do this?

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"Let's go kid." Michael grumbled walking past Calum who was still on the ground.
I walk with him back inside.
"Why did you do that?" Michael stood there sort of puzzled, looking for an answer. I gave the money to the sales clerk and got the books.
"Well, maybe I just don't like Hood and Irwin's gang s-" Why am I trusting him? I have to get out of this.
"I'll see you soon, um thanks."
"But Ha-" He sounded sad. Michael Clifford? Sad?
"I'll see you around, maybe at school bye." I turned around to start walking.
"Okay, um see you around too." Turning back I see him still looking at me. What the hell just happened?